Dictionary meanings for ārdra from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. [ā-ard-rak dīrghaśca Uṇ. 2. 18] 1 Wet, moist, damp, taṃtrīmārdrāṃ nayanasalilaiḥ Me. 86, 43; ārdrākṣatā- ropaṇamanvabhṛtāṃ R. 7. 28.
2 Succulent. living, not dry, green, juicy; ārdraṃ dravyaṃ dvidhā proktaṃ sarasaṃ nīrasaṃ tathā.
3 Fresh, new; kānīvārdrāparādhaḥ Amaru. 2; kāṃtamārdrāparādhaṃ M. 3 12; R. 14. 4.
4 Soft, tender; oft. used with words like sneha, dayā, karuṇā in the sense of ‘flowing with,’...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mf (A) n. (ard Un2. ii, 18) wet, moist, damp RV.; TS.; S3Br.; MBh.; Mn.; Sus3r.; Megh. &c 152,1 26469 mf (A) n. fresh, not dry, succulent, green (as a plant), living AV.; S3Br.; R.; Sus3r.; MBh. &c 152,1 26470 mf (A) n. fresh, new Katha1s. 152,1 26471 mf (A) n. soft, tender, full of feeling, warm 152,1 26472
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